Could the problem be that I am running LinuxMint and not Ubuntu? On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > the lightning bolt didn't show up anywhere. > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> thanks stephen >> >> t >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Stephen wrote: >> >>> your making this much harder than it needs to be. >>> >>> They have an Ubuntu install option that does not entail useing an RPM >>> http://www.jupiterapplet.org/downloads.html there is ubuntu. >>> wich takes you to >>> https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/jupiter >>> repo add insturctioyns from the same page: >>> >>> https://launchpad.net/+help-soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html >>> >>> they then have instructions on how to add the repo which you cna then >>> use apt-get or my favorite aptitude to install. >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> > Thanks for inspiring me. My system is Ubuntu based so first I had to >>> google >>> > for converting RPM to deb and I found Alien. So I run alien and it runs >>> > successfuly (I think). But no lightning bolt anywhere to be seen! Any >>> ideas >>> > what I did wrong? >>> > >>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ sudo alien -i * >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package jupiter: postinst >>> > Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts. >>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>> key ID >>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>> > dpkg --no-force-overwrite -i jupiter_0.0.51-4_all.deb >>> > Selecting previously deselected package jupiter. >>> > (Reading database ... 172494 files and directories currently >>> installed.) >>> > Unpacking jupiter (from jupiter_0.0.51-4_all.deb) ... >>> > Setting up jupiter (0.0.51-4) ... >>> > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... >>> > Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... >>> > Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... >>> > Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... >>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ sudo updatedb >>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ locate jupiter* >>> > /home/bmike1/Downloads/jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>> > /home/bmike1/Programs/Jupiter/jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ jupiter >>> > jupiter: command not found >>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Brian Weaver >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Try this.. :) >>> >> >>> >> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+a+linux+RPM >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> well, I extracted the rpm and go >>> >>> >>> >>> bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ ls -l >>> >>> total 60 >>> >>> drwxrwxr-x 4 bmike1 bmike1 4096 2011-11-29 08:07 etc >>> >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 bmike1 bmike1 47296 2011-11-28 20:21 >>> >>> jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>> >>> drwxrwxr-x 5 bmike1 bmike1 4096 2011-11-29 08:07 usr >>> >>> drwxrwxr-x 3 bmike1 bmike1 4096 2011-11-29 08:07 var >>> >>> bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ >>> >>> >>> >>> What else am I supposed to do to install it? 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